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Originally Posted by Tinordi
If the OPs post was to raise awareness about domestic violence against men then he's really gone about it in the wrong way. After reading through his posts it's clear that domestic violence against men is an issue and that we should potentially look into what we can do about it.
What I really take issue with is this dichotomy belittling the violence that women face. You don't need to do that to highlight your own issue and that's why myself and many others got their back up. He painted it as a zero sum issue in that we need to divert money from women's shelters to men's shelters which is just polarizing and completely threw this thread and his issue out of whack.
If anything this is a lesson in framing and delivery and what happens when you do a bad job at it.
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I don't think the original poster had any intention of discussing domestic violence against men. To Be Quite Honest brought it up to add on to the discussion as an example of misandry. I think TBQH should have started his own thread on domestic violence toward men and funding for domestic shelters instead of lumping it in with this thread. It probably is deserved of attention and funding. I also think he clouds the issue by saying that it deserves equal funding in Canada because it is as big of a problem in the US. It doesn't matter if the cultures are similar you fund programs according to need in your country not others. That would be like saying Canada needs to put more money towards fighting illegal immigration because it's a huge problem in the US (just an example not something to argue about.)